FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 May 1938, Page 10

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

PRESTON MTNS ENGLISH CUPJ Bl” CABLE—I’HESS ASSN. — COPY RIGHT- J LONDON. April 3(). At M'cmbiey before a crowd of '.El.mtO people, im-lnding the King and Queen. Preston 1 defeated Itmlderslieid 0 in Hie English Cup firm, after extra time had been played. The winning goal was scored in the las 1 minute .from a penalty. This is the first occasion extra bate has been played in a final for IS year-. Other results were: Association —First Division; Arsenal 1. Liverpool 0. Blackpool 3, M’est .Bromwich Albion 1- Bolton M'anderers 3. Middlesbrough 1. Brentford J, Birmingham 2. Derby County 1, Grimsby Town 2- Everton 5, Portsmouth 2 Leicester City 1. Charlton Athletic 0. Mauches; r City G. Leeds United 2. Wolverhampton Wanderers J. Chelsea 1. Second Division: Blackburn Rovers 2, Tottenham Hotspur I. Fulham •!, Bury Norwich City 0. Luton Town •t. Plymouth Argytc 3. Coventry City .1. Sheffield ’Wednesuay 2, Burnley 1 Southampton 2, Sheffield United I, Swansea. Town 2, Newcastle United <(• M'est Ham United 2. Manchester United o. Bradford 1, Stockport 1. Chesterfield 1. Nottingham Forest ()• Third Division, Southern Section: Aldershot 1, Queen’s Park Rangers e. Bristol City p, Bristol Rovers ('. Crystal Palace L Cardiff City o. Exeter City 2, Clapton Orient I). Gillingham 1. Torquay United 1. Mi) wall 2, Brighton and Hove o. Newport County o, Northampton Town u. Notts County 3. Wallsall 1. Reading -1. Bosuobinhc L Swindon Town 1. Southend United 1. Watford 2. Mansfield Town

Northern Section: lb. rrow <«, Chester 2. Crewe Alexandra 3, Rotherham United 1- Gateshead Bradford City V. Hartlepools Uniled 4, Carlisle United 1. Hull City 0, Traumere Rovers 1. Lincoln City 2, Halifax Town 0. New Brighton 2. York City 1. Gluham Athletic 2, Southport 0. Port Vaio -1. Rochdale i. Wrexham 2. Accrington Stanley o. Darlington 1, Doncaster 1.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division: Ayr United 0, Dundee 0. Celtic 3, Hibernian 0. Hamill an Academical 1, Queen's Park 1. Hearts 5, Kilmarnock 1. Morton 1. Clyde 3. Rangers 2, Queen of the South 4. St. Johnstone 2, Motherwell 2. St. Mirren b, Falkirk 3. Third Lanark 1. Partick Thistle 1. Second Division: Albion Rovers 1. Montrose 1- Alloa 3. Forfar 3. Dundee United 5, Airdrie 5. Dunfermline 1, Raitli 4. East Stirling 2, Cowdenbeath 3- St. Bernard’s 3. King’s Park 4. Stenhouseihuir 1, Leith fl. RUGBY LEAGUE. Bradford ' Northern 15, York 15Leigh 5, Liverpool Stanley 2. St. Helen's Rees 19, Halifax 19In tho linal of the League championslip at the Leeds Asociation ground, Hunslet S beat Leeds 2.